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SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,142, dared-'Maren2'1l` Isae.

Application filed May 4, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Tama City, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signal-Lanterns,`of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanyingv drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and usefulimprovementsinsignal-lanterns; and it consists in the details of construction,combination, and arrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafterfully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of myinvention,showing parts in dotted lines, and Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionalView thereof. Y

In carrying out my invention my object has been to provide means for theready signaling .of trains both by night and day; and to this end Iemploy a metallic box or casing, A, in the front side of which is formeda door, a, through which the lamp is passed'into said box or casing. In,either side wall of this casing is secured an ordinary bulls-eye, a', ofheavy glass, the same being retained in position by an overlappingcircular piece of tin or other metal reflector secured to the outside ofthe casing, as shown in Fig. 1. The box or casing is provided'with arearward tubular extension, b, near its upper end, the purpose of whichwill soon appear.

-B is a signaling-glass of -any color desired, but preferably red, setin a metallic frame, as shown, from the normally vertical lower end ofone side of which projects an arm, b', the samebeing additionally bracedor secured in position by means of a short brace-bar, as shown. Theextreme outer end of this arm has a short right-angular slot, b, formedtherein for passing sa-id arm on a cross-rod, b, secured to the sides ofthe lantern, the same forming a pivotal bearing for said arm andframe,as will appear further on. The normal position of thissignalingglass is directly against or in close proximity to the innerside of the casing over the space occupied by the bulls-eye, and whenin-thisposition the frame Serial No. 237,032. (No model.)

same turning on the pivotal rod b, wliereon rests the slotted end of thearm b, as lbefore stated, until one side of the frame strikes againstarubber stop, C, secured to the-inner side of the lantern, after whichthe cord or wire is tightly secured to retain the glass in its raised orelevated position. This cord or wire is extended through the tubularextension b into the signaling ofiice or depot where my lantern islocated.

^ Thus far I have described only the means for signaling at night; butmy invention, as

`above intimated, also embodies means for imparting any desired signalof danger during the day. This is accomplishedv by securing, by means ofhinges d, one longitudinal edge of a signaling-board, E, to a projectionor extension, e, of the box or casing A. To this signalingboard, whichis of a color corresponding to the signaling-'glass employed, is secureda cord or wire, D', the latter being connected to the cord or wire D,being rst passed over a small pulley or wheel, d', secured onacross-rod, d, as shown.

From what has been said it will be seen that by operating the cord orwire D both the signaling glass and board are operated simultaneously,and that the normal position of the signalingglass is in rear of thebulls-eye, while the normal position of the signalingboard is in avertical plane, thus admitting the same to full'view. When the glass andboard are in their respective normal positions, by pulling on the cordor wire D the glass will be raised from view, as above detailed, and theboard will occupy a horizontal position in under the box or casing.

The signaling-glass can, together with its frame, be readily removedfrom the lantern lby reason of the pivotal securing of the slotted armb, when it is desired to clean or repair the same.

Having thus fully described my invention,A

ing-board hinged to one side of said box or` 1o casing, and the cord orwire connected to said board, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the lantern having the ordinary bul1s-eye, ofthe signalingglass having a frame provided with a detach- I5 ableslotted extension-arm, the pivotal crossrod, and the operating cord orwirearranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the lantern and the pivotal cross-rod, of thesignaling-glass, 2ol

the frame having a slotted arm, the rubber stops, and the operating cordor wire, all arranged substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. SMITH.

Witnesses:

EMLEN G. PENRosE, H. S. NUTTING.

